MONKSHOOD is a valid Scrabble word — 19 points
Yes. MONKSHOOD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 19 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept MONKSHOOD?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MONKSHOOD is to know. It scores 19 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MONKSHOOD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
monkshoodsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MONKSHOOD scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in MONKSHOOD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| o | 3 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so MONKSHOOD has to be built on the board across turns.
What does MONKSHOOD mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A poisonous plant of the buttercup family with hooded blue-purple flowers, from which aconite is obtained.
Gardeners admire monkshood for its tall spikes of colour in late summer, though every part of it is dangerous. Gloves are wise when handling it. The hood-shaped petal gave it the name.
How MONKSHOOD is used
Monkshood is a garden and herbal name, interchangeable with aconite.
- Blue monkshood flowered along the back border.
- Handle monkshood with gloves, since the sap is toxic.
- Folklore says monkshood kept wolves away.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of MONKSHOOD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of MONKSHOOD
The 9 tiles of MONKSHOOD in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with MONKSHOOD
1 longer words begin with MONKSHOOD.
Shorter words from the letters in MONKSHOOD
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Common questions about MONKSHOOD
- Is MONKSHOOD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts MONKSHOOD, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is MONKSHOOD worth?
- MONKSHOOD is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does MONKSHOOD mean?
- A poisonous plant of the buttercup family with hooded blue-purple flowers, from which aconite is obtained.
- What letters can be added to MONKSHOOD?
- MONKSHOOD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of MONKSHOOD:
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